A Look at the Book #418

A Look at the Book #418


by Jesse Abel

Daily Devotional – A Look at the Book #418

A Though for today by Papa “J”

The prayingest prayer I ever prayed was standin’ on my head! Cyrus Brown; mid 1800’s who fell into a well upside down. God hears all prayer as long as it is fervent! James 5:16

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I thought it might be good to recite the full poem of Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) this morning.

The Prayer of Cyrus Brown

“The proper way for a man to pray,” Said Decon Lemuel Keyes, “And the only proper attitude is down on your knees.” “No, I should say the way to pray,” Said Rev. Doctor Wise, “Is standin straight with outstretched arms and rapt and upturned eyes.” “Oh, no; no, no,” said Elder Slow, “such posture is too proud: A man should pray with eyes fast closed And head contritely bowed.” “It seems to me his hands should be austerely clasped in front. With both thumbs pointing toward the ground,” Said Rev. Doctor Blunt. “Las’ year I fell in Hodgkin’s well Head first,” said Cyrus Brown, “With both my heels a-stickin’ up, My head a-pinting down; An’ I made a prayer right then and there – Best prayer I ever said, The prayingest prayer I ever prayed, A – standin’ on my head.”

Luke 18:9-14: God hears prayer and He rewards accordingly.

Galatians 3:8

How much good news is reported these days? Very little good news is reported by the liberal media. Our natural minds have been bent throughout the last three generations to feed off of the emotional boiling pot of war, greed, crime and perversion. Almost every human endeavor is laced with emotional outbursts of sin and evil. The underlying charge of our sinful nature is to destroy good by covering it with evil. So, my conclusion here is that all liberal news is bad news because it is packaged in evil concepts.

God foresees the future of mankind because He knows the future as a present condition. This is why God explained to Abraham over four thousand years ago that “Good News” is the only news worthy for Abraham and the families of the earth to listen too. Genesis 12:3; for the good news of God promises blessing, just as the bad news of mankind promises cursing. What is the basis of blessing or cursing, or good news and bad news? The foundation is faith! Hebrews 11:6

Notice if you will the statement of the apostle Paul in this one verse of scripture in Galatians 3:8. For people to be justified in the sight of God who knows the past and future as a present condition, faith is the only ongoing and present condition that pleases God. It is ongoing and it is always fresh, it is GOOD NEWS! Galatians 3:1-9